The Special Aid Support Fund provides assistance for qualified Rossier students who, due to legitimate situations, are in danger of withdrawing from the University. Special Aid Support Fund is to help address short-term financial crises. Poor financial choices do not constitute a short term financial crisis (e.g. credit card debt, poor use of financial aid funding, university collections debt, etc.). The Special Aid Support Fund is not intended to supplement a student’s financial aid package and we cannot award funds beyond what a student’s aid package allows. Any funds you receive will not be in addition to your need-based financial aid, but will change the composition of your financial aid eligibility. In most cases, your student loans will be reduced. Please refer to the USC Office of Financial Aid website for more information on financial aid: http://financialaid.usc.edu/
The Special Aid Support Fund application will be considered for the following academic term: spring 2019.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be a currently enrolled, degree seeking USC Rossier student in an on-campus program.
• Must have applied for Financial Aid and exhausted all loan, grants and scholarship funds available for the semester.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Application must include a letter of support from your Program Office confirming you have met for mandatory advisement.
• Funds are restricted to cover USC tuition for spring 2019.
• Funds are usually limited to a maximum of $2,500.
Eligible students must submit a complete Special Support Fund application by Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who are not current recipients of a USC Rossier scholarship. https://usc.academicworks.com/
Recipients will be notified by Monday, November 19th, 2018.